Microsoft Edge access control

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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 10/11/2016 by James Forshaw with Google Project Zero as MS16-119 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-3388 since 03/15/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94011 (MS16-118: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3192887)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91283 (Microsoft Edge Cumulative Security Update (MS16-119)).

Applying the patch MS16-119 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (94011) and Exploit-DB (40606). The entries 92553, 92555, 92556 and 92557 are related to this item.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 94011
Nessus Name: MS16-118: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3192887)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Edge Multiple Vulnerabilities (3192890)
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Patch: MS16-119

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-119
Researcher: James Forshaw
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3388 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036992
SecurityFocus: 93382 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2016-3388 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 10/12/2016 10:30
Updated: 09/23/2022 08:47
Changes: 10/12/2016 10:30 (68), 05/07/2019 18:48 (16), 09/23/2022 08:47 (4)
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